December 13, 2012

Sondra Kay Bishop, 69, of Columbia City, died at 5 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, at Parkview Oaks where she had been a resident since July 2008.
She was born Jan. 24, 1943, in Marion, a daughter of Cecil and Mary (Counterman) Simpson. On July 22, 1962, she was united in marriage to Richard K. Bishop.
Surviving relatives include four children, five grandchildren,a sister and three brothers.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Helen Bishop.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City.

December 13, 2012

Laurell E. â€śTuneyâ€ť Leitch, 82, a resident of rural LaOtto and a life-long resident of Green Township, passed away at 12:32 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne following an extended illness.
Mr. Leitch was born on Dec. 15, 1929, in Kendallville, a son of Noah T. and Edna (Diffendarfer) Leitch.
The surviving relatives include his wife Mary Ann, two daughters, a sister, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

December 13, 2012

COLUMBIA CITY â€” Columbia Cityâ€™s Common Council met Tuesday and among other agenda items, discussed some changes to personnel policy for city employees. Among the most talked about changes were a policy require employees to wear identification badges while they are on duty and rules regarding smoking locations at city buildings.

The identification policy is in place, according to Mayor Ryan Daniel, so that residents can have confidence that the people working with them are city employees. Council member Bill Simpson said that the policy would not be necessary for officers in uniform.

December 13, 2012

FORT WAYNE â€” Jessica Harrison, a Columbia City High School graduate, works as a disc jockey for 106.3 clickhop.com â€” but she didnâ€™t interview for the job in a traditional way.

A contest was held earlier this year to find a co-host for the radio morning show, â€śNugget in the morning.â€ť Harrison turned in a video which was voted on by friends, family and the stationâ€™s listeners.

December 13, 2012

Pizza Hut-WingStreet in Columbia City is offering yummy Christmas wishes to its customers and to all readers of The Post & Mail.

"Joy, Hope, Love, Peace, Health and Harmony," are the Christmas wish toppings offered by Pizza Hut-WingStreet employees. "Who says you can't have it all? Merry Christmas and many thanks for your loyal patronage. We look forward to seeing you soon!"

The popular restaurant is famously located at U.S. 30 and Ind. 9 in Columbia City. It has become "holiday party central" for many area families. Telephone number is 260 248-2566 if you prefer carry out or delivery.

December 13, 2012

DELAND â€” Former Whitko basketball stand-out and freshman point guard at Stetson University Logan Irwin has left the Division I school and plans to transfer closer to home.

â€śWeâ€™re obviously disappointed. We had high hopes for Logan,â€™â€™ Head Coach Casey Alexander told the Daytona News Journal. â€śHe was brought here to be part of the solution to get our program headed in the right direction. For him to decide to leave so quickly puts us in a bind, but we understand heâ€™s a long way from home.

December 13, 2012

SOUTH WHITLEY â€“ A conflict of interest made choosing a trash contractor â€śreally tough.â€ť

â€śThis is a tough decision,â€ť said Council President Tony Starkey. â€śThese guys are both friends of mine.â€ť Starkey was referring to town council member Steve Smith and his associate with Whitley Environmental.

Smith removed himself from all discussion as well as the final vote on trash collection bids due to his personal tie with one of the companies vying for the right to collect South Whitleyâ€™s trash.